unable to connect through /tmp/mysql.sock

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hello,

I have just installed apache 1.3.28/mysql 4.0.15a/php 4.3.3 in Mandrake linux 9.1 using the source files. Although Apache and php seem to work fine I have problems starting mysql. Whatever I try ( mysqld_safe, mysqld ) I get the message:
unable to connect to MYSQL through socket /tmp/mysql.sock

Why is this happening? What should I do?
Below is how I configured the source of mysql:

$CXXFLAGS="-O3 -felide-constructors -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" \
CFLAGS="-O3" CC=gcc CXX=gcc ./configure --prefix=/usr \
--localstatedir=/var/lib/mysql \
--without-bench \
--without-debug \
--with-mysqld-user=mysql \
--enable-assembler \
--enable-thread-safe-client \
--with-client-ldflags=-all-static
 
better run the mysql deamon and then try
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
/etc/init.d/httpd start
 
I've just realised that I don't have mysqld script, only mysqld_safe

Strange, isn't it? I tried to install the binary edition of MYSQL-4.0.15 and there wasn't mysqld either. However this time Mysql was loaded with mysqld_safe but only once. When I tried to restart it the same problem came up. I'm getting furious! :evil:
 
sorry, the error was the same
"can't connect through socket /tmp/mysql.sock"
 
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